Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 352 Who is in the light and who is in the dark

The pension and reward documents for the soldiers of the three armies were soon sent to the palace and the East Palace.

Li Jiancheng laughed heartily when he received the document.

"The king of Chu is more sensible than the king of Qin."

That's right, in the past when King Qin was Tiance's general, he would never report anything in the army to Donggong.Even if it is reported sometimes, it is still secretive.

On the other hand, King Chu, all the details of the pension and the reasons for the rewards in the documents are all written in great detail, which makes people look full of sincerity.

Wang Gui smiled and said: "That's natural. The King of Chu is only a concubine. He knows that he is worthless, so how dare he have a different heart."

On the one hand, they were worried that the king of Chu would not be under control, but on the other hand, the king of Chu also reassured them.Because the king of Chu has always kept his own law and order, and does not do transgressive things.Moreover, they have never seen the king of Chu show his ambition.Coupled with King Chu's status as a concubine and the death of King Qin, the officials of the East Palace are still more at ease now about King Chu.

Li Jiancheng nodded and said happily: "As long as the fifth brother can always be so sensible, he will be reused in the future. I will give him honor and wealth, and I will share my brotherhood."

He was really happy, and he didn't take the same precautions against Li Zhiyun as he did against Li Shimin.

Zheng Shanguo pursed his lips and reminded: "But Your Highness, the Shence Mansion cannot be underestimated. In the Shence Mansion, both civil and military forces, Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Duan Zhixuan, Qin Qiong and others are all talents in the world. Can you guarantee that those people won't incite the king of Chu to be ambitious?"

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng smiled.

That's right, Lao Wu may not have any ambitions himself, but what if the people under his command can't restrain their desire for power and agitate Lao Wu?
"Yes, it is important to pay attention."

At this time, Duke Fanyang and the crown prince took the lead, and Lu Chisong said, "Actually, Your Highness needn't be so worried. The King of Chu is no better than the King of Qin, and he has no family support behind him. As long as His Highness slowly disintegrates the military power in his hands, the King of Chu is nothing to worry about." .”

Everyone immediately nodded in agreement.

Unlike the King of Qin, although the King of Chu has the military power in his hands, he does not have the full support of the Guanlong family like the King of Qin, and the level of threat is not high.In other words, the power of the Chu king in the court is too weak.

Right now, the East Palace has been supported by the Wang family of Taiyuan, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Lu family of Fanyang, which can be said to be powerful.In the past, there was a king of Qin who was supported by the Guanlong family who could compete with them, but the king of Qin was dead, and the Guanlong family would either rely on the crown prince or the saint, so there was nothing to worry about.

Zheng Yuanxuan said: "Although this is the case, the king of Chu must guard against civil and martial arts. I think that we should find a way to win over the divisions and break them one by one."

Li Jiancheng nodded, this matter must be considered.

After Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng is now very sensitive and will not ignore any threats.However, he didn't want to do this right away, but said: "Now take it easy, don't rush to deal with the King of Chu. After all, he is not the King of Qin. If the persecution is too much, I'm afraid it will arouse his jealousy. In addition, the father is still very respectful to Gu. Some opinions need to be dormant slowly before Gu returns to the court.

However, for the Cui family, Pei family, Dou family and other aristocratic families, you have to make friends with your heart. "

"Of order." Everyone agreed in unison.

Qi Wangfu.

Li Yuanji was talking with Xue Deyin.

"Sir, will the fifth child be a threat to us if he is granted the title of divine strategy?"

"Not only did it not work, but it was beneficial." Xue Deyin said.

"what for?"

Xue Deyin asked back: "Your Highness, please think about it, the King of Chu is named the General of Divine Strategy, who in Chang'an would not want to see it?"

"Prince." Li Yuanji said without thinking.

Xue Deyin nodded, and then explained: "The king of Chu was appointed as the general of the gods, and the prince will definitely be afraid of him, so he will definitely pay attention to him. And your highness is originally one of his own in the eyes of the prince, so, if your highness takes action in the future, It must be able to catch the unexpected. Now that the king of Chu is attracting the prince's attention for His Highness, isn't His Highness happy?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanji smiled thoughtfully.

Immediately afterwards, Xue Deyin changed his tone and said seriously: "But Your Highness, we don't have much time."

"Please explain in detail, sir."

"His Royal Highness, now that King Qin is dead, the crown prince's name has been determined early. In the future, the courtiers will gradually take refuge in the prince. But the king of Chu is jealous of the prince. He will surely suppress the king of Chu step by step and take away the military power of the king of Chu. When the time comes, the prince's wings Gradually abundant, it can be said that it is not strong.

We only have one year, and the prince must be eliminated within one year, otherwise the prince will return to the court in the future, and it will be unstoppable.We must decide the world in one fell swoop before the prince can integrate his power! "

Li Yuanji nodded, and then said worriedly: "But the king of Chu controls the soldiers and horses in Gyeonggi, if we want to do something in Chang'an, I'm afraid it will not be easy. Besides, the imperial guards in the palace are all from the emperor's family. If we want our people to sneak into the palace It's not easy."

Xue Deyin said: "Then do it outside."

"Outside?" Li Yuanji was thoughtful.

Xue Deyin said: "Didn't your Highness want to reveal something about King Qin's death to King Chu? You can start doing it now."

Hearing this, Li Yuanji nodded heavily.

"After a while, the king will invite the king of Chu to hunt."

Xue Deyin nodded and said: "Your Highness don't have to worry about the King of Chu, as long as the crown prince dies, His Highness will directly force the saint to abdicate, and when His Highness ascends the throne and his status is confirmed, what can the King of Chu do as a concubine?

After ascending the throne, if His Highness fears King Chu, he can directly deprive King Chu of his military power, imprison him, or kill him. "

Hearing this, Li Yuanji agreed: "That's right, although the fifth son has military power, he is not a direct son, and he does not have the advantage of this king. When the big things are settled, if he knows someone, this king can forgive his life. If he doesn't know each other, hum."

"Your Highness is wise." Xue Deyin cupped his hands and bowed his head. However, from an angle that Li Yuanji couldn't see, there was a trace of sarcasm on the corner of Xue Deyin's mouth.

After the death of King Qin, the battle officially became fierce.The crown prince, king of Qi, and king of Chu each have their own plans.

It's just that some people are in the light, some people are in the dark, and some people think they are in the dark but they are actually in the light.

Time entered October of the fifth year of Wude, when the prince was prohibited from participating in the government and King Qi supervised the construction of King Qin's tomb, King Chu began to show his demeanor in the court hall.

In the past, when the crown prince and the king of Qin competed for glory, the courtiers often ignored the king of Chu.

However, now that the King of Chu has started to stand out, many people have seen the ability of the King of Chu.One pile after another, things were handled in an orderly and reasonable manner.

Li Yuan, on the other hand, was undoubtedly happier.

Because the better the performance of the King of Chu, the better it is for him to use the King of Chu to check and balance the prince.

Wude Hall.

After coming down to court, Li Zhiyun and the six prime ministers discussed court affairs for a while before they gradually dispersed.

Yang Gongren deliberately took a step behind and walked with the king of Chu.

"Your Highness."

"Yang Xiang."

Yang Gongren pondered: "I heard that His Highness has recently informed the East Palace of all the affairs of the court, is it true?"

"What's wrong?" Li Zhiyun asked ignorantly.

Yang Gongren pursed his lips, looked left and right, and pulled King Chu into his carriage.

And this scene happened to fall in Pei Ju's eyes.There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, which seemed normal.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Pei Xuanji asked.

Pei Ju looked at the servants harnessing the carriage, and slowly looked away from Yang Gongren's carriage, which had gradually gone away.

"It's okay, it's just that Chang'an is full of wind."

"Wind?" Pei Xuanji followed his father for a long time, so naturally he would not regard the 'wind' here as a normal wind.

"My lord, do you mean that the government is not stable?"

Pei Ju chuckled and patted his son on the shoulder, "Let's go, let's talk about it when we go home."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)